# Can't find free stuff...HELP!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-free-stuff-help/12535>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 6, 2000, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-free-stuff-help/12535 "2000-01-06T23:32:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-free-stuff-help/12535/1 "2000-01-06T23:32:00Z")

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Here’s where I display my utter stupidity regarding computers.

I’ve been looking and looking…and coming up empty-handed. I want to put a message board and a guestbook on my new homepage. I want free and bannerless. I found a couple message boards that require Linux for Intel, or something like that…I know that I have a little thing on the front of my processor that says “Intel Inside, Pentium II”. I have no idea what Linux is…can I use one of those programs? I’m using Windows 98. Otherwise, can someone recommend something? Pwease?

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“Wednesday the 15th - Chris made one of her rare good points today.”  
_Guanolad_

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-free-stuff-help/12535/2 "2000-01-06T23:46:00Z")

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Linux is an operating system. Like WIndows98

If you were hosted on my server you could run a CGI board & guestbook 😛

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**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-find-free-stuff-help/12535/3 "2000-01-06T23:49:00Z")

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Try [www.boardhost.com.](http://www.boardhost.com.) I also think xoom allows this, but not sure.